/**
     * Determines the address of a host given it's host name. NetBIOS
     * names also have a <code>type</code>. Types(aka Hex Codes)
     * are used to distinguish the various services on a host. <a
     * href="../../../nbtcodes.html">Here</a> is
     * a fairly complete list of NetBIOS hex codes. Scope is not used but is
     * still functional in other NetBIOS products and so for completeness it has been